Yellow Alert In Tamil Nadu: IMD Predicts Heavy Rainfall In These Regions With Thunderstorms And Lightning

Chennai: The monsoon has come to Tamil Nadu, and residents are facing a considerable amount of rain. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for several regions in Tamil Nadu, including Chennai. Tamil Nadu's capital city woke up at 05: 44 AM and the sun is likely to set at 6: 37 PM. Today, the minimum and maximum temperature are likely to be around 29 degrees Celsius and 38 degrees Celsius, respectively. The humidity is expected to be around 65 per cent.

Today's weather

The RMC ( Regional Meteorological Department) has predicted rainfall to continue over Tamil Nadu. The city may experience thunderstorms and gusty winds of speed reaching 30-40 kmph. Rainfall is likely to be heavy in some districts, including the Western Ghats, until the weekend. The skies are expected to be cloudy and it will remainthe same throughout the day. The rainfall is likely to continue for the next few days.

Rainfall is predicted in these regions

The Regional Meteorological Department (RMC) has issued rainfall in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Ghat areas of Tenkasi, Dindigul, Theni, Thoothukudi, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Sivaganga, Chengalpattu, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Ramanathapuram, Namakkal, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Dindigul, and Kanniyakumari, Madurai, and Virudhunagar districts of Tamil Nadu.

Cyclonic circulation is influencing the rainfall

The rainfall is likely due to a cyclonic circulation over the Southeast Bay of Bengal and the adjoining South Andaman Sea. The weather department also stated that, apart from Tamil Nadu, rainfall is likely to occur in other states, including Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Parts of Rajasthan, Mizoram, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Telangana.